Trump tempers Iran rhetoric, says he's ready for new deal

[left-of-center2012]

Source: AP

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump tempered his threatening rhetoric toward Iran Tuesday, two days after he sent an all-caps warning of future conflict.

Addressing the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Trump took credit for pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear accord, but said his administration stands ready for Iran to come back to the negotiating table.

“We’re ready to make a real deal, not the deal that was done by the previous administration, which was a disaster,” he said. While U.S. intelligence agencies maintained that Iran complied with the Obama-era agreement to halt its nuclear program, Trump had complained that the deal didn’t do enough to curb Iran’s malign influence in the region.

Trump also highlighted part of his agreement with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un last month to transfer some remains of Americans killed during the Korean war back to the U.S. as an example of his support for the nation’s veterans as his new VA secretary begins his work.

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[louis-t]

1. His deal will be a shitty deal.

For us. Count on it.

[olegramps]

4. He is only doing what Russia tells him to do. Give him a break; he owes them millions.

He is like the suckers that take a mafia loan and if they fail to pay gets their legs broken or ends up signing everything the own over to the Don.

[louis-t]

10. He owes them hundreds of millions.

A few measly million wouldn't buy them an entire country.

[Renew Deal]

2. Of course he is

Can't wait for the smiling handshakes with the "honorable" Rouhani

[SunSeeker]

7. Of course. Iran tweeted basically that in response to Trump's all caps bluster.

They were not impressed. Everyone knows Trump's m.o. now.

[still_one]

3. Anyone who would deal with a pathological liar would be nuts

[Snellius]

5. Is diplomacy for Trump some kind of game show.

Behind door number one: A complete 6-piece set of fine china
Behind door number two: Eternal peace and prosperity
Behind door number three: Total nuclear devastation
Take your pick.
Monty Hall could have done a better job.

[BlueMTexpat]

6. No one sane

will deal with Trump.

[Thomas Hurt]

8. The Pig's Foreign policy grift

1. Make empty threats and tough talk to impress the rubes back home
2. Play the reasonable guy, after all who wants a war. Let's talk...
3. Hold a dog and pony summit or what have you, to feed his pathology
4. Proclaim victory
5. Return home and turn over the real work to a lackey who can fall on their sword when it falls apart.

[FSogol]

9. President Irrational Man-Baby

[underpants]

11. With that opening I'm sure they'll just come running

for another deal.

[secondwind]

12. He just wants his thumbprint in everything... history will not be kind to this POS

[left-of-center2012]

13. He changes his positions like a weather vane

[forgotmylogin]

14. I like presidents who don't lose their temper. (n/t)

[truthisfreedom]

15. Senile old coot. I want a sane president who doesn't play with

His phone like a spoiled school kid at the dinner table.

[Javaman]

16. so he wants to deal with Iran and roll back the tariffs after he

thoroughly pissed off the world.

if this is his "art" of the deal, he needs to go back to finger paints.

any "deal" we get now, will be the short end of the shit stick.